Book Beginnings, First Line Friday, & Friday 56: Fatal Witness (Pearl River #2) by Patricia Bradley

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. I'm also linking up with Carrie at Reading is My Superpower for First Line Friday. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two. Freda is taking a hiatus right now, but Anne over at My Head is Full of Books has taken over until Freda returns.

This week I'm featuring Fatal Witness (Pearl River #2) by Patricia Bradley. It's so good! The suspense and danger just keep building!

About the Book

As a child, artist and potter Dani Bennett witnessed the brutal murder of her parents. With no memory of the incident or her true identity, she was forced to take on a new name and a new life, hidden away in Montana for the past 25 years.

Mae Richmond has spent the same stretch of time searching for her granddaughter, who went missing the night her daughter and son-in-law were murdered. Convinced the woman she saw in a pottery magazine feature is the woman she's been searching for, she enlists the help of K-9 officer Mark Lassiter of Pearl Springs, Tennessee, who tracks Dani down.

Skeptical but curious, Dani sets out on a journey to uncover the secrets of her past and reclaim her true identity. But someone close to her is determined to keep the truth of what happened all those years ago hidden.

Book Beginnings / First Line Friday

The back door slammed, and nine-year old Danielle Bennett jumped. She held her breath, waiting to see which daddy it was. The one who laughed and swung her up in the air or the one who yelled and broke things.

Friday 56

Mark turned into the Stones' drive and pulled around to the back just as Sheriff Stone came around the corner with Lizi on her leash. He climbed out and released Gem from the rear seat harness. When traveling short distances in town, it was his preferred method of transporting her. Besides, she liked to look out the window.

What have you been reading lately?